41 3 DR. L. F. DE BEAUFORT, BIRDS FROM DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 



Ptilotis clirysotis Less. 

 Orn. Pap. II p. 346. 

 çf, Wendèsi, July 30th, n°. 668. 



Ptilotis clirysotis meyeri Salv. 

 Orn. Pap. II p. 349. 

 çf, Humboldt Bay, April 24r.I1, n°. 176. 

 9, Môso, May ioth, n°. 239. 



Philemon meyeri Salv. 



Cat. Birds Brit. Mus IX p. 28 1. 

 çf, juv., Môso, May ioth, 11°. 236. 

 çf Tami, n°. 324 (native coll.). 



The first mentioned young maie agrées with the description given by Salvadori (Ann. 

 Mus. Civ. Gen. XIV p. S2), in having white margins to the feathers of the mantle as well 

 as yellow ones to those of the side of the breast. 



Philemon novaeguineae S. Mùll. 

 Orn. Pap. II p. 357. 

 çf, Bawé, March ioth. n°. 10. 



Philemon novaeguineae jobiensis A. B. Meyer. 



Orn. Pap. II p. 356. 



2 çfçf, 2 QÇ, Humboldt Bay, March 23th, 24th, 26th and Jûne 14*. n°. 31, 33, 41,355,356. 



çf, sex?, Near Lake Sentani, April 5th, n°. 83, 89. 



çf, Ibaiso, near Lake Sentani, April iôth, n°. 141. 



Ç, Abé Mts, May 3oth, n°. 279. 



We did not find Ph. novaeguineae at Humboldt Bay and I hâve no doubt that 

 Rothschild and Hartert are right in supposing that the spécimen in the Tring Muséum said 

 to corne from Mt. Maori, Humboldt Bay, was wrongly labelled (Novit. Zool. X p. 449). My 

 birds from Humboldt Bay are not smaller than those from Jobi, as was the case in those 

 from Takar in the Tring Muséum (cf. Rothschild & Hartert 1. a). 



This bird is very common in gardens, on fruit-trees and cocospalms. Their call is 

 varied and even at the end of our journey I was often deceived, hearing an unknown bird- 

 voice that turned out to be produced by this Philemon. 



ZOSTEROPIDAE. 

 Zosterops novaeguineae Salv. 

 Orn. Pap. II p. 367. 



Cyclop Mts, April i5th, n°. 133 (in spirits). 

 This bird is much discoloured and so I am not perfectly sure that it belongs to the 

 above named species. 



